Includes bibliographical references and index.

Background and influences / Rebecca Neno ... [et al.] -- Older individuals and mental health / Sue Davies and Tony Ryan -- Normal physiological ageing / Roger Watson -- Values underpinning help, support, and care / Jan Dewing -- Approaches to help, support, and care / Elizabeth Collier -- Legal and ethical frameworks for mental health nursing / Michael Tullett -- Dilemmas in mental health nursing / Tina Naldrett -- Assessing older people with mental health issues / Henry Minardi -- Culture, religion, and spirituality / Peter Draper and Wilfred McSherry -- Intimacy, sex, and sexuality / Denise Forte, Diane Wells, and Angela Cotter -- Nutrition / Christine Eberhardie -- Palliative and end-of-life care / Lynne Phair -- Acute mental health issues / Sarah McGeorge -- Delirium / Irene Schofield -- Enduring mental health issues / Barry Aveyard -- Depression in later life / Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe -- Dementia in later life / Trevor Adams and Gary Blatch -- Mental health and well-being for older people in the future: the nursing contribution / Henry Minardi, Hazel Heath, and Rebecca Neno.